Gerald R. Ford International in January 2026

70.2%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,393 domestic departures from Gerald R. Ford International (GRR). 70.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 61.0% reached their destination on time; 3.3% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so GRR departures were 5.4 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 1,334 departures with 82.1% leaving on time: a change of −11.9 points, with flights up 4%.

Flights arriving at GRR that month were on time 66.2% of the time (1,393 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 45%, national aviation system 23% and late-arriving aircraft 19%.

On time 61.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 35.6%
Cancelled 3.3%
Diverted 0.1%

Every scheduled departure from GRR in January 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jan 2026	Jan 2025	GRR, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jan 2026
Departed on time	70.2%	82.1%	78.2%	75.6%
Arrived on time	61.0%	72.7%	74.7%	75.3%
Cancelled	3.3%	1.6%	1.9%	4.7%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	29.0 min	16.2 min	19.5 min	16.7 min
Scheduled departures a day	46	45	53	18,133
Scheduled departures	1,393	1,334	19,275	544,003

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
AA American Airlines	207	15%	54.6%	42.1 min	9.2%
G4 Allegiant Air	189	14%	64.6%	17.3 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	188	13%	57.4%	51.9 min	0.5%
YX Republic Airline	166	12%	71.1%	4.7 min	7.2%
UA United Airlines	156	11%	48.1%	35.5 min	0.6%
WN Southwest Airlines	153	11%	71.9%	10.4 min	0.7%
DL Delta Air Lines	149	11%	64.4%	17.3 min	1.3%
MQ Envoy Air	103	7%	61.2%	21.7 min	2.9%
OH PSA Airlines	58	4%	48.3%	30.3 min	12.1%
F9 Frontier Airlines	24	2%	70.8%	17.0 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
GRR–ORD	Grand Rapids to Chicago	284	57.0%	31.8 min	2.1%
GRR–ATL	Grand Rapids to Atlanta	117	67.5%	14.7 min	1.7%
GRR–DEN	Grand Rapids to Denver	97	56.7%	28.9 min	1.0%
GRR–DTW	Grand Rapids to Detroit	97	56.7%	59.1 min	0.0%
GRR–MSP	Grand Rapids to Minneapolis	93	55.9%	29.0 min	0.0%
GRR–CLT	Grand Rapids to Charlotte	68	66.2%	7.3 min	10.3%
GRR–DFW	Grand Rapids to Dallas/Fort Worth	66	53.0%	52.8 min	9.1%
GRR–EWR	Grand Rapids to Newark	62	67.7%	2.9 min	8.1%
GRR–MDW	Grand Rapids to Chicago	62	79.0%	7.0 min	0.0%
GRR–DCA	Grand Rapids to Washington	58	48.3%	27.3 min	12.1%
GRR–LGA	Grand Rapids to New York	50	76.0%	2.5 min	14.0%
GRR–MCO	Grand Rapids to Orlando	38	57.9%	20.7 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), January 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jan 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	45.4%	37.3%	20,267
Late-arriving aircraft	18.5%	35.0%	8,264
National Aviation System	22.6%	18.0%	10,107
Extreme weather	13.5%	9.6%	6,043
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

44,681 delay minutes on 496 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left GRR on time in January 2026?

70.2% of 1,393 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 61.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In January 2025, 82.1% of 1,334 departures left on time and 1.6% were cancelled, against 70.2% and 3.3% in January 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for GRR · methodology · corrections.